If you have any doubt about the many commands and options available on Linux systems for file compression, you might want to take a look at the output of the apropos compress command. Chances are ...

The compression and decompression of files is one the most useful inventions in the history of computing, but the lack of portable and open tools poses a major obstacle to making the process as useful ...

If your PDF is too large to be sent via email, or you simply want to reduce your file’s size, it’s easy to compress PDF files ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Digital storage space is always at a premium, so it’s helpful to ...

File compression on the Mac has been around since nearly as long has the line itself has. Here are our top picks for squeezing files down as small as they can go on macOS and iOS. In 1987 - just a few ...

Ever download a folder full of files, only to notice all of the documents inside are zipped shut and encrypted—basically the digital version of Fort Knox? These are examples of the ever-wonderful, yet ...

Need to send someone a big batch of files? Don’t attach one after another after another to your e-mail. Instead, compress the files into one smaller, easier-to-manage file. In other words, “Zip” them.

Windows 11 has a new preview build that improves performance with ZIPs Unzipping now happens faster in File Explorer, particularly with ZIPs crammed with a ton of small files Complaints about sluggish ...

If you want to compress and reduce the size of a large EPUB file in Windows 11/10, this post will interest you. How do I make an EPUB file smaller? To make an EPUB file smaller in size, you need to ...

In a world with finite storage and an infinite need for more storage space, data compression becomes a very necessary problem. Several algorithms for data compression may be more familiar – Huffman ...

A high-resolution video appeals to everyone for the details it contains. However, as smartphones continue to gain support for high-resolution video recording, storing and sharing large video files is ...

There are a number of tools that you use to compress files on Linux systems, but they don't all behave the same way or yield the same level of compression. In this post, we compare five of them. There ...